OT Tip of the Month, Handwriting Tips

Описание: Handwriting tips shared for teachers to improve handwriting posture, alignment, spacing and sizing with elementary students.

References include:
Bridgeman, M. (2002). The Fine Motor Olympics. Therapro.

Case-Smith, J., Weaver, L., Holland, T. (2014) Effects of Classroom-Embedded Occupational Therapist-Teacher Handwriting Program for First Grade Students. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, November/December, Vol. 68, 690-698. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2014.011585

Collette, D., Anson, K., Halabi, N., Schlierman, A., Suriner, A. (2017) Handwriting and Common Core State Standards: Teacher, Occupational Therapist, Administrator Perceptions From New York State Public Schools. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, October, Vol. 71, 7106220010. 
https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2017.021808

Hoy, M., Egan, M., Feder, K. (2011) A Systematic Review of Interventions to Improve Handwriting. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy. https://doi.org/10.2182/cjot.2011.78.1.3

James, K. and Engelhardt, L. (2012) The Effects of Handwriting Experience on Functional Brain Development in Pre-Literate Children. Trends in Neuroscience and Education, Vol 1, Issue 1, 32-42.

Young, R., Rose, R., Nelson, R. (2015) Teaching Fluent Handwriting Remediates Many Reading-Related Learning Disabilities. Creative Education, Vol 06, No. 16. DOI: 10.4236/ce.2015.616177

The Write Start Program:
https://www.write-start-handwriting.o...